Writing that illuminates the darkness and what survives it.
Shalina Casey is an Author, Actress, Filmmaker, and Award-Winning Screenwriter whose work explores the unspoken corners of human experience, where love meets pain, where identity is reclaimed, and where trauma becomes transformation. Through her novels and films, she creates spaces for empathy, recognition, and truth.
Based in Hampshire, UK, she moves fluidly between fiction, screenwriting, film and documentary development, always drawn to narratives that amplify real-life struggles with compassion and courage.
Her writing is known for its emotional depth, relatable humour, and vivid characters who resonate with readers navigating their own challenges, from identity, mental health and family dynamics, to love, loneliness, and self-worth. Shalina’s storytelling is rooted in honesty; she believes in showing people as they truly are, not as they think they should be.
When she’s not writing, she can usually be found performing, experimenting with new creative ideas, or rehearsing monologues in the kitchen while her dog pretends not to judge her.
Not to dramatise trauma, but to illuminate what survives it.
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